Shoe-shining stand



May 4 1926.

F. A. Llsl SHOE SHINING STAND Filed Nov. 4, 1925 ikq/v A. L/5/,

Patented May 4, 1926.

UNITED STATES 1,583,724 PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK A. L181, 01' PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHOE-SHINING STAND.

Application filed November 4; 1925. Serial No. 68,762.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that FRANK A. LISI, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania, has invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Shoe- Shining Stands, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention relates to a shoe blacking or shining stand or cabinet.

In accordance with my invention I provide a cabinet or stand embodying acasing, preferably having a foot-rest extending transversely over thetop thereof. The top of the casing is covered by swinging doors,preferably hinged at their outer ends to the easing, and disposed uponopposite s1des of the foot-rest. The casing is divided generally, by atransverse partition, into two major portions, which are accessible fromthe opposite sides of the foot-rest. One major portion is divided into anumber of compartments for receiving the different brushes or likeimplements, while the other major portion is divided into compartmentsfor receiving the materials to be applied to the shoes. The inventionalso resides in the novel arrangement of the means for holding thematerials to be applied to the shoes, whereby such materials may be heldwithin open receptacles, which are covered in a novel manner, to preventevaporation of the contents thereof, but access may be readily had tothe contents without the necessity of removing lids or the like, andhence the hands need not become soiled. The invention also aims toprovide a stand or cabinet having its parts arranged in a compact andconvenient manner, and in which the several elements of the device arearranged for intermittent co-acting relation.

.Other objects and advantages of the nvention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe same,

Figure 1 is a erspective view of a stand or cabinet emb' ying myinvention,

Figure 2 is a plane view of the same,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal section, taken on line33 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is-a transverse section taken on line 44 of Figure 2, and,

Figure 5 ing tray.

In the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a.preferred embodiment of my invention the numeral 10 designates thecasing or body portion of the stand or cabinet, embodying sides 11, ends12 and a bottom 13. The ends 12 are continued downwardly in the form oflegs 14.

Extending transversely over the casing 10, at its center, is a foot-rest15, rigidly attached thereto, and this foot-rest preferably is providedwith finger holes 16, whereby the entire device may be carried by thefootrest. Arranged upon opposite sides of the foot-rest are. cove-rs orlids 17, which are connected at their outer ends with the ends 12 byhinges 18, of any well known or preferred type. These lids are alsoequipped with handles 19, at their inner ends, whereby they may beconveniently raised or lowered.

The casing 10 is divided into two general compartments 20 and 21, bymeans of a transverse partition 22, which terminates at is a perspectiveview of the slidan elevation beneath the top of the casing 10. These twogeneral compartments are readily accessible from the opposite sides ofthe foot-rest.

The compartment 20 is divided into a plurality oflongitudinalcompartments 28, by means of longitudinal partitions 24,which are attached to the transverse partition 22 and the upper edges ofthe longitudinal partitions are flush with the upper edge of thetransverse partition. The longitudinal com partments serve to receivethe various types of brushes ordinarily employed in blacking,

polishing, or cleaning shoes and the longitudinal partitions 24 not onlyserve to produce these compartments, but serve as tracks for slidingelement or tray, to be described.

The compartment 21 receives a number of cans or receptacles 25, two ofwhich have been shown for the purpose of illustration. These cans arepreferably constructed in sizes to fit snugly within this compartment.These cans are intended for holding a liquid cleaner or scrubbing fluid.These cans are provided at their upper ends with horizontal annularflanges 26 of substantial widths, affording openings 27, and large flatcontact faces 28. The contact faces 28 are preferably flush with theupper edges of the partitions 22 and 24, and co-acting therewith,slidably supporting the tray. This tray is designated by the numeral 29,and has a flat bottom 30, adapted, to slidev upon the flanges 26 and thetops of the partitions 22 and 24. When the tray is shifted to theextreme position to the right it contacts with and is supported by thebroad flanges 26, forms an air-tight closure for the cans 25,

and prevents evaporation of the contents thereof. This tray is adaptedfor the reception of a number of cans 31, containing a polishing paste,blacking, or the like. These cans are held in place within the tray bymeans of curved leaf springs 32, attached to the tray, at 33. When thecans 31 are positioned within this tray their tops are permanentlyremoved, and the tray and cans are adapted to freely slide beneath thefootrest 15, upon the longitudinal partitions 24, thereby giving freeaccess to the cans 25. The cans 31 are covered, when not in use, by lids33, preferably provided with a rubber packing ring 34, to engage the topof the can. The invention is in no sense restricted to the use of thisring. The lids 33 are preferably attached to leaf springs 35, the endsof which are attached to the lid 17, to the left, as shown at 36. Thelids 33 are, therefore, carried by the lid 17 to the right, and when thelid 17 is shifted to the closed position, it will bring lids 33 intoengagement with the tops of the cans 31 and the springs 35 will exert ayielding pressure upon the lids 33, firmly holding them down upon thecans 31. This downward pressure is transmitted through the cans to thetray 29, which will in turn be firmly held against the flanges 26 of thecans, for effecting an air-tight sealing of the same. The lid 17, to theright, which carries the lids 33, must be held in a closed position,when shifted thereto, and to accomplish this, I equip this lid with aspring-pressed latch, which will lock it in the closed position, againstthe act-ion of the springs 35, but will permit of the opening of the lidwhen it is pulled upwardly by the user.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herein shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred embodiment of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts, may beresorted to, which do not depart from the spirit of my invention, or thescope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A shoe blacking stand or cabinet embodying a casing, a foot-restmounted upon the casing, lids hinged'to the casing to cover the same, atransverse partition dividing the casing into two general compartments,longitudinal partitions dividing one general compartment intolongitudinal compartments for the reception of implements, the transverse nd l n itudinal p rt tion ser g as tracks, cans held within theother general compartment, a tray to coverthe cans and to uncover thesame when shifted upon the transverse and longitudinal p rtitions astracks, said tray bein adapted or receiving cans containing polis ingpaste or the like.

2. A shoe blacking stand or cabinet embodying a casing, a foot-restmounted upon the casing, a partition extending longitudinally of thefoot-rest and dividing the casing into two general compartments whichare accessible from opposite sides of the footrest, partitions withinone of the general compartments and dividing the same into a pluralityof compartments adapted for the reception of implements, the last namedpartition extending transversely of the first named partition andforming therewith tracks, cans mounted within the other generalcompartment, and a tray slidably supported on the top of the cans tocover the same and adapted to be shifted off of said cans upon saidtracks, said tray being adapted for receiving cans containing polishingpaste or the like.

3. A shoe blacking stand or cabinet embodying a casing, a foot-restextending transversely of the casing with portions of the casingprojecting laterally beyond the opposite sides of the foot-rest, cansmounted within one end of the casing, a tray slidably supported upon thetops of the cans to cover the same, said tray being adapted for thereception of cans containing polishing paste or the like, and spacedlongitudinal tracks arranged within the opposite end portion of thecasing, said tracks being adapted to receive the tray when shifted fromthe cans, said tracks also serving to divide the last named end of thecasing into compartments for receiving implements.

4. A shoe blacking stand or cabinet embodying a casing, a foot-restextending over the casing with portions of the casing projectinglaterally beyond the sides of the footrest, cans mounted within one endof the casing, a tray slidably supported upon the top of the cans tocover them, said tray being adapted for the reception of cans containinga polishing paste or the like, tracks extending longitudinally withinthe opposite end of the casing and adapted to re-, ceive thereon thetray when it is shifted from said cans, said tracks dividing the lastnamed end into a plurality of compartments for receiving implements,lids to cover the cans in the tray when the tray is covering the firstnamed cans, and a device including yielding means to hold the lids downupon their cans, such downward pressure being transmitted to the trayfor holding the same firmly upon the cans, supporting it.

5 A shoe blacking stand or cabinet comrising a casing, a foot-restextending over the casing with portions of the casing projectinglaterally beyond the sides of the foot-rest, cans mounted within one endof the casing, a tray slidably supported upon the tops of the cans tocover them, said tray being adapted for the reception of cans containinga polishing paste or the like, tracks extending longitudinally withinthe opposite end of the casing and adapted to receive thereon the traywhen it is shifted from said cans, said tracks also dividing the lastnamed end into compartments adapted for receiving implements, lids tocover the cans in the tray, lids hinged to the casing to cover the topsthereof, and yielding means between the can lids and one casing lid forexerting. a downward pressure upon the can-lids, which is transmitted tothe tray whereby it is firmly held in engagement with the tops of thecans supportmg it.

6. A shoe blacking stand or cabinet comprising a casing, a foot-restextending transversely over the same, casing lids arranged upon theopposite sides of the foot-rest and hinged to the casing near theirouter ends, a can mounted within one end portion of the casing, a trayslidably supported by the top prising, a casing, a can'mounted withinthecasing and having its top open, a track leading to the can, a trayslidably mounted upon the top of the can cover it and adapted to beshifted upon the track, said tray being adapted for holding a can, a canlid for the last named can, a casing lid, and resilient means betweenthe casing lid and the can lid.

8. A shoe blacking stand or cabinet comprising, a casing, a can mountedwithin the casing and having its top open, a trackleading to the can, atray-slidably mounted upon the top of the can to cover it and adapted tobe shifted upon the track, said tray being adapted for holding a can, acan lid for the last named can, and a device including resilient meansfor exerting a downward pressure upon the can lid.

9. A'shoe blacking stand or cabinet comprising, a casing, a can mountedvertically within the casing,- a track leading to the can andterminating adjacent to the periphery of the same, the top of the canbeing disposed in substantially the same elevation with the upper edgeof the track, a tray slidably mounted upon the top of the can andadapted to cover it in contacting relation and to be solely supported bythe same, and to be shifted upon the track, said tray being adapted forreceiving a can.

10. A shoe blacking stand or cabinet comprising, a casing, a can mountedwithin the casing and provided at its top with a horizontal flangeofsubstantial area, a track leading to the can, a tray slidably mountedupon the top of the can and adapted to be shifted upon the track, saidtray .being adapted for receiving a can, a can lid for the can withinthe tray and adapted to rest upon the same, and means for exerting ayielding downward pressure upon the can lid;

Iii-testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRANK A. LIST.

